Jennifer L. Kovacs, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Spelman College Biology Department 350 Spelman Ln. Box 1183, Atlanta, GA 30314 E-mail:
[email protected] Phone: (404) 270-5724 Fax: (404) 270-5725 Education: Ph.D. 2009 Biology Advisor: Dr. Michael GoodismanGeorgia Tech, Atlanta, GA Dissertation: Queen specific selective pressures and caste dimorphism in the social wasp Vespula maculifrons B.A. 2002 Biology & Sociology/Anthropology Agnes Scott College, Decatur, GA Professional Appointments: 2012-Present Assistant Professor of Biology Spelman College, Atlanta, GA 2012-Present Adjunct Assistant Professor of Biology (without comp) Emory University, Atlanta, GA 2011-2012 Post-doctoral Fellow with Dr. Nicole Gerardo Emory University, Atlanta, GA 2009-2011 Post-doctoral Fellow with Dr. Yun Tao Emory University, Atlanta, GA 2004-2009 Graduate Research Assistant with Dr. Michael Goodisman Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA Peer-Reviewed Publications (* indicates undergraduate coauthor): Pai, A., McGinnis, G., Cole, M., Stovall, K., Kovacs, J.L., Lee, M. & D. Bryant. Submitted. Let’s be friends: Using Facebook to enhance undergraduate science instruction. Cases on Social Networking Websites for Instructional Use. Kovacs, J.L. & M.A.D. Goodisman. 2012. Effects of size, genotype, and mating on queen overwintering survival in the social wasp Vespula maculifrons. Ecological Entomology. 41(6): 1612-1620. Kovacs, J.L., Altincicek, B., & N.M. Gerardo. 2012. Horizontally-transferred fungal carotenoid genes in the two-spotted spidermite Tetranychus urticae. Biology Letters. 8:253-257. Kovacs, J.L., Hoffman E.A., Marriner S.M.* & M.A.D. Goodisman. 2010. Detecting selection on morphological traits in social insect castes: the case of the social wasp Vespula maculifrons.